Cover photo: Josh Bishop
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Colby Stevenson
Be more aware of things that you have control over.
Just take care of it, wax it, ensure that youre repairing it.
Dont just chuck it when its lost its appeal to you."
In the last decade, Ive got my fill and the wanderlust is quenched to a degree.
Ive seen a lot of the world and I have just been riding locally.
“It did occur to me that every year Im just creating a new graphic.
The skis the same, but were just selling this new graphic; year in and year out.
People were just buying them, even if the last graphic was perfectly good.
Henrik Harlaut
“I think you just need to be conscious of it and be aware.
Just be conscious and venture to minimize the damage to the earth.
Just be aware and dont do anything stupid!”
Sarah Hoefflin
I take public transport as much as I can to training sessions.
I do a ton of trash and recycling.
Clean up at and around local trailheads and campsites.
Being conscious of the impact we have on the environment is huge.”
Phil Casabon
I guess as far as what I personally do, is I barely ever travel.
I spend my season mainly in Quebec.
Credit: Josh Bishop
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand
I would suggest keeping yourself educated about the impact of your actions.
You might need to use a car to get to another mountain, but you start with those basics.
I would still have to make huge personal sacrifices to get down below that level."
Pep finding the goods.
Credit: Sam Watson
Pep Fujas
“Use what you have.
If it’s slightly broken, fix it.
Take care of your gear.
Like if a zipper blows go get the zipper fixed like it’s not.
You don’t need to get a new jacket because of that.
I’ll add a little backcountry food kit.
With that you might see, for example, snowmobiling is more noise pollution than Co2.
Yes, it has a footprint, but if you take one flight and thats a years-worth of snowmobiling.
Im like: Dude, you are not the problem.
So understanding your carbon footprint and offsetting your carbon footprint is a good start.
EZ Panda
I dont eat meat anymore and I throw my trash in the trashcan!
Made from 100% recycled polyester.
Another quick personal tip: always bring a metal reusable water bottle on the hill!
Credit: Pete Alport
Jake Mango Mageau
Buy local.
Think about where your whole getup is coming from.
From socks to Gore-Tex, there are conscious companies out there, that are good ones to support.
Fast fashion contributes significantly to humanitys carbon emissions.
